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| caption              = The cover of the docuseries, depicting Jolly Joseph.
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| genre                = [[True crime]] [[docuseries]]
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| based_on             = [[Koodathayi cyanide killings]]
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| writer               = Shalini Ushadevi
| director             = [[Christo Tomy]]
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| composer             = [[Tushar Lall]]
| country              = India
| language             = Malayalam
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| cinematography       = [[Shehnad Jalal]]<br>[[Hari K. Vedantam]]
| editor               = Sruthy Sukumaran<br>[[Praveen Prabhakar]]
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| company              = India Today Originals
| network              = [[Netflix]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2023|12|22|df=yes}}
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'''''Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case''''' is a true-crime documentary directed by [[Christo Tomy]], investigating six deaths in the same family and the woman at the center of the [[Koodathayi cyanide killings|Koodathayi Cyanide killing]] case.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Adding 'Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case' to your to watch list? Watch THESE real-life inspired bone-chilling Malayalam murder mystery films |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/adding-curry-amp-cyanide-the-jolly-joseph-case-to-your-to-watch-list-watch-these-real-life-inspired-bone-chilling-malayalam-murder-mystery-films/photostory/106183921.cms |access-date=2023-12-22 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It was released on [[Netflix]] on 22 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Curry and Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case': All about Koodathayi murders that shook Kerala |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2023/12/20/curry-and-cyanide-the-jolly-joseph-case-all-about-koodathayi-murders-that-shook-kerala.html |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref>
== Background ==
The series is based on actual events in [[Koodathayi]], a village in [[Kerala]], [[India]], between 2002 and 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=In cold blood: Netflix documentary 'Curry & Cyanide' set for release on December 22 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2023/dec/14/in-cold-blood-netflix-documentary-curry--cyanideset-for-release-on-december-22-2641244.html |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=The New Indian Express|date=14 December 2023 }}</ref> [[Jolly Joseph]], a mother and wife, was accused of poisoning six members of her family, including her first husband, with [[Cyanide poisoning|cyanide]]-laced food. She allegedly did this to inherit the family property and to marry her lover, who was her husband’s cousin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-13 |title=Curry And Cyanide The Jolly Joseph Case Trailer Out. Documentary To Release On Netflix On Dec 22 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/web-series/curry-and-cyanide-the-jolly-joseph-case-trailer-out-documentary-to-release-on-netflix-on-dec-22-article-105961995 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref> It is based on first-person testimonials of individuals involved in the case.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-12-13 |title='Curry & Cyanide - The Jolly Joseph Case' trailer: Netflix unveils documentary on Koodathayi murders |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/curry-cyanide-the-jolly-joseph-case-trailer-netflix-unveils-documentary-on-koodathayi-murders/article67634374.ece |access-date=2023-12-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt30177031}}
* ''[https://www.netflix.com/title/81564452 Curry & Cyanide: The Jolly Joseph Case]'' [[Netflix]]
[[Category:Netflix original documentary films]]
[[Category:2023 documentary films]]
[[Category:Indian documentary films]]